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Tennessee's timber industry-an assessment of timber product output and use, 2005

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Abstract

In 2005, roundwood output from Tennessee’s forests was 325 million cubic feet. Mill byproducts generated from primary manufacturers totaled 119 million cubic feet. Seventy-three percent of the plant residues were used primarily for fuel and fiber products. Saw logs were the leading roundwood product at 189 million cubic feet; pulpwood ranked second at 121 million cubic feet; other industrial products were third at 13 million cubic feet. There were 354 primary processing plants operating in Tennessee in 2005. Total receipts amounted to 322 million cubic feet.

Keywords

FIA, pulpwood, residues, roundwood, saw logs, veneer logs, wood movement

Citation

Bentley, James W.; Schnabel, Doug. 2007. Tennessee''s timber industry-an assessment of timber product output and use, 2005. Resour. Bull. SRS–126. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 31 p.
Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/29332